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My Agenda is a daring concept album whose greatest sin is leaving the listener desperate for more.
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Savage Mode II is a rare instance of the sequel being WAY better than the original.
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There is undeniably a lot of talent between the members of Spillage Village, but it often doesn’t manifest as memorable songwriting or topical focus on Spilligion.
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Lacking the aha moments of Neil’s previous mashups, Mouth Dreams smacks of garden variety SoundClownery.
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Though generally not lacking in beauty or scale, The Ascension has a handful of somewhat grating moments that make it harder to love as a holistic experience.
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At its worst, Ohms is some of the most aggravating music Deftones has ever recorded. At its best, it’s the band painting-by-numbers.
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Ultra Mono is Idles’ most sonically and thematically focused album so far, occasionally to a slight fault.
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Nectar offers Joji’s highest highlights to date, though all in all it could’ve benefited from some more editing.
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While Shore finds Fleet Foxes stumbling on a few risks, the album mostly serves to streamline the band’s sound and remind us what made them so special in the first place.
